Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Timor
East Timor: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.1207 per 100 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Timor, 2003–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in East Timor is 0.1207 per 100 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in East Timor peaked at 0.301 per 100 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1207 per 100 people, in 2024.
East Timor ranks 193rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Timor, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.2149 per 100 people | — |
| 2004 | 0.2258 per 100 people | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2461 per 100 people | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2564 per 100 people | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2428 per 100 people | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2558 per 100 people | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2746 per 100 people | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.268 per 100 people | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2751 per 100 people | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2643 per 100 people | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2589 per 100 people | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.301 per 100 people | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2257 per 100 people | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2072 per 100 people | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1902 per 100 people | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1729 per 100 people | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1595 per 100 people | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1517 per 100 people | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1389 per 100 people | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1344 per 100 people | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1289 per 100 people | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1207 per 100 people | -6.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.1207 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.1207 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82 per 100 people, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2452 per 100 people | 0.2149 per 100 people | 0.2746 per 100 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2323 per 100 people | 0.1595 per 100 people | 0.301 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1349 per 100 people | 0.1207 per 100 people | 0.1517 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More infrastructure data for East Timor
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,691 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,691 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.16 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in East Timor?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Timor was 0.1207 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.301 per 100 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1207 per 100 people in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- East Timor ranks 193rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.